• drre@feddit.org
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    23 hours ago

    yea as much as like using the command line, I’m having a hard time remembering all the options required, especially with things i use rarely. the discoverability is just better in GUIs

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      1 hour ago

      Discoverabilty is the point. That’s what a GUI excels at. The focus of the terminal is “expressiveness” (I think that’s the commonly used word). It is usually clear when you need one vs the other: bulk or compound tasks, repetitive tasks, or very particular tasks are where the terminal excels.

      It sounds like you might benefit from man or tldr as a sidenote. Most people know man, but tldr is also a nice to have.